The M60 armored vehicle launched bridge (AVLB) is an armored vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank's hull and used for the launching and retrieval of a 60-foot (18 m) scissors-type bridge. The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the vehicle hull, and the bridge. [3] The M60 AVLB was introduced in 1963.

An armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) [1] is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of military engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across gap-type obstacles, such as rivers. The AVLB is usually a tracked vehicle converted from a tank chassis ...

Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge (AVLB) were based on the M48A2 hull. This AVLB prototype launcher assembly used an M48 tank with its turret removed from the chassis, fitted with a launching system for the Scissors Bridge carried on top of the hull. This AVLB Bridge launching system was designed and tested by the US Army

The M1074 JAB will fully replace the M60 AVLB and M104 Wolverine on a one-for-one basis in the United States Army and Army National Guard. The Australian Army is planning to purchase 18 M1074s, with the US Government granting approval for this in April 2021.

Page after page of large, clear images of Merkava special utility tanks in current service of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), consisting of Merkava II, III, and IV based vehicles, the 'Goor' backtrail trailer, and the Merkava IV AVLB Tagash.

2024年5月4日 · Media in category "M48 AVLB in Israeli service" The following 35 files are in this category, out of 35 total. IDF Engineering Corps received new mobile bridges to enable the transfer of armoured forces to the other side of a valley (FL45951817).jpg 3,327 × 2,015; 2.74 MB

2023年1月9日 · AVLBs were upgraded with the diesel engine from the M48A5 beginning in the late 1970s, so the diesel vehicles could have either 3 or 5 return rollers. Improved cupolas with pivoting hatches were mounted with the diesel conversions.

2020年12月21日 · The M60 AVLB (Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge) was developed from the existing M60 Patton Main Battle Tank (MBT) as a dedicated bridge-launching vehicle. The design retained the form-and-function of the M60 combat tank but lacked its powered turret system (and therefore standard armament).

The M60A1 AVLB is an armored vehicle used for launching and retrieving a 60-foot scissors-type bridge. The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the hull, and the bridge. The launcher is mounted as an integral part of the chassis.

2020年9月24日 · In looking at the few pictures of actual Israeli M60 AVLB's I've noticed that there seems to be a modification on how the launcher mechanism rests on the chassis when deployed. On US AVLB's there are two extensions to the launcher …